Opening of the Terneuzen to Ghent Canal, in honour of William I Frederick, King of the Netherlands, medal presented by the States of East Flanders and Zeeland and the council of Ghent
Also known as: Opening van het Kanaal van Terneuzen naar Gent, ter ere van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden, penning aangeboden door de Staten van Oost-Vlaanderen en Zeeland en de raad van Gent
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1827
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within a legend. Reverse: Neptune, leaning on a trident, stands with a foot on the prow of an antique ship and points forward with his outstretched right arm; at his feet sits Ceres with a filled cornucopia and ears of corn; to the left an open lock within a legend; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3522; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.5 cm x weight 510 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.5 cm x weight 510 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.5 cm x weight 510 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within a legend.
- Reverse
- Neptune, leaning on a trident, stands with a foot on the prow of an antique ship and points forward with his outstretched right arm; at his feet sits Ceres with a filled cornucopia and ears of corn; to the left an open lock within a legend; exergue: inscription
Identification
- Original title
- Opening van het Kanaal van Terneuzen naar Gent, ter ere van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden, penning aangeboden door de Staten van Oost-Vlaanderen en Zeeland en de raad van Gent
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3522
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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Research required
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